Congress LIVE: Plenary session did not approve early election review

With 41 votes in favor, 63 against and 3 abstentions, Parliament did not approve the review on bringing forward the elections to 2024, which asked that it be returned to the Constitution Committee of Congress. This motion was introduced by Congressman Jorge Montoya and proposed that the plan to bring forward the elections be archived and not seen by the Constitution Commission.

Con 47 votes for, 37 against and 11 abstentionshe Plenary session of the Congress of the Republic admitted to debate the motion of interpellation against the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romero, for the arrest of demonstrators in the police intervention at the UNMSM.

This Friday, from 9.30 a.m., there will be a plenary session of the Congress of the Republic which will open the second legislature of the 2022-2023 session period which will end on June 15. As the first item on the agenda, agreed at the Council of Spokespersonswill be to vote on the reconsideration presented by the deputy Jorge Montoya (popular revival) against before the general elections.

He Senior Congressional Official, José Cevasco, indicated that he had submitted his letter of resignation. The announcement was made during a press conference during which an attempt was made to explain how the Parliament has been managing its budget for several years. Cevasco He is stepping down days after saying it would not be appropriate to do so amid ongoing investigations into the $1 million purchases reported in recent weeks.

Viviana Robles Quezadaprovincial deputy prosecutor of the specialized prosecutor for corruption crimes in the center of Lima, confirmed this Thursday that the raid on the administrative offices of the Congress This is part of a preliminary investigation into the alleged overvaluation of the contract for a buffet for parliamentarians.

Amid questions about expensive buffets and spending by millionaires at the Congress of the Republic, the Speaker of Parliament hosts a gala dinner with a display of paso horses on International Women’s Day at 5:00 p.m.

On this occasion the guests will be able to taste a gala dinner and enjoy a stellar show in which Peruvian paso horses participate and typical dances will be performed.

From the social networks of the Parliament it was indicated that “the event promoted by the Second Vice Presidency is carried out within the framework of the various activities of International Women’s Day and it does not represent any expense for the institution”. However, it is not specified which entity will assume the costs of restoration and artistic presentations.

Amid the wave of criticism for million-dollar purchases and overpayments to feed members of Congress, the Speaker of Parliament, Jose Williamshanded out an invitation to an event to be held on the occasion of International Women’s Day at 5:00 p.m. On this occasion, guests will be able to enjoy a gala dinner and enjoy a stellar show in which Peruvian paso horses participate and typical dances will be performed.

It is already four times that the Parliament is opposed to early elections in 2023. Last Friday, February 3, was the last time they decided to turn their backs on the people who are demanding new representatives in the executive and legislative branches through marches.

On this occasion, the Constitutional Commission postponed until July or August of this year the debate on the draft constitutional reform sent by President Dina Boluarte.

Only once, in the Congress, there was a consensus to advance the elections. This happened in December 2022, when the majority of parliamentarians approved in the first vote that new elections take place in April 2024.

In addition to reviewing the early elections, the plenary of the Congress will evaluate the requests for questioning of the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romero, following the abusive police repression observed in the premises of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, as well as in the streets of Lima . It is not read in the justification that the arrest is due to the murders that occurred in the regions of Peru.

These are two requests for arrestwhose numbers are 5371 and 5389, which were presented by the Bloque Magisterial, Perú Bicentenario, Podemos Peru, Perú Libre, Cambio Democrático-Juntos por el Perú and Perú Democrático benches.

With the requests for questioningVicente Romero, interior minister appointed by Dina Boluarte, is being asked to respond to the actions of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in the protests that have begun to demand the departure of the president and the 130 members of Congress.

During the meeting on Friday March 3, the members of the special commission of inquiry which will determine the political responsibilities behind those who have died in the protests reported in various parts of the country since December 7, 2022. The formation of this commission was approved on January 12.

It also aims to discuss the creation of a special multi-party commission for the prevention of disaster risks that may occur in the national territory.

Today, Friday March 3, the Plenary session of the Congress of the Republic will meet to discuss whether to reconsider early elections. This will be one of the issues that will be debated in Parliament, according to the words of the President of the board of directorsJosé Williams Zapata (Avanza País), at the College of Spokespersons.

The decision to discuss the reconsideration This national demand was born at the request of Congressman and Renovación Popular spokesperson, Jorge Montoya, who on Friday, February 17, officially presented a request to discuss this issue in plenary.

Although this request apparently shows that Montoya interested in promoting early electionsexperts warned that in reality the aim would be to slow down the process and that new elections would not take place.

Specialists explained that if the project of early elections approved, there should be a referendum or a referendum before the elections are held. This process could take at least five months, so new elections would be postponed until 2024.